Tarling and Charlton grab GB’s first golds at Track World Championships

Great Britain secured their first gold medals at the Track World Championships in Chile as Josh Charlton claimed his first world title with victory in the individual pursuit and Josh Tarling stormed to victory the men’s points race.Tarling gave a points race masterclass to land gold before Charlton picked up his first rainbow jersey in the individual pursuit – Britain’s first gold in the men’s event since Bradley Wiggins in 2008. Joe Truman claimed bronze in the men’s kilo.Tarling picked up maximum points in the third sprint of the points race before launching a bold solo move to gain a lap. From there the 21-year-old, who won a stage for Ineos Grenadiers at the Giro d’Italia this year, regularly collected points in the sprints, finishing second in the final dash to seal the title by eight points over the American Peter Moore

Everybody hates Russ: how the NFL’s nicest guy became its most resented | Andrew Lawrence

Russell Wilson built his career on faith, charm and polish. Now the NFL’s perennial nice guy has become proof that sincerity can backfire in professional footballThey say you can’t win football games with too many choir boys. One choir boy might be too many in the case of Russell Wilson, the NFL’s would-be Mr Congeniality. From the off the New York Giants quarterback has gone to lengths to distinguish himself as the game’s most likable star, the kind of player kids look up to and opponents look out for. And all it seems to do is breed resentment

Wallabies dig deep to get revenge on Eddie Jones in gritty win over Japan

Australia tempted the onryō, resting 13 stars and appointing the most inexperienced captain in 64 years. But the high-risk move paid off, as the Wallabies exorcised the demons of the Eddie Jones era and got their spring tour off to a winning start, defeating their former coach’s Japan side 19-15 victory in a rainswept Tokyo.The narrow win snaps a three-game losing streak, preserves Australia’s perfect record over Japan intact and primes the Wallabies for a return next week to Twickenham, the home of rugby, where their frontline XV will try to reprise the last-gasp heroics that secured a famous 42-37 win over England in November.Up against the world No 13, Australia had plenty to lose after a torrid home season. And yet, fearing fatigue over a tough five week, five Test tour, coach Joe Schmidt had given his younger stars the stage

Australia hold off brave Japan in Tokyo Test – as it happened

There’s plenty more international rugby in these quarters over the next month or so, starting with the Wallabies visiting Twickenham next weekend. We will of course be covering that right here.Thank you for joining me this afternoon. It was a bit of a slog in the Tokyo rain, but sometimes that’s what Test rugby looks like. I’ll catch you back here soon

The Blue Jays flipped the World Series script on baseball’s biggest spenders

Toronto’s nine-run eruption turned an alleged mismatch into a statement, showing the Dodgers’ empire of excess can be thwarted by patience, contact and beliefBefore the first pitch of the 2025 World Series on Friday night, it had been 32 years and one day since the greatest day in Toronto Blue Jays history and the last time that the franchise hosted a World Series game.On 23 October 1993, outfielder Joe Carter hit the second ever walk-off home run to clinch a World Series championship on a pitch that was being thrown to Philadelphia Phillies catcher Darren Daulton. On 24 October 2025, the first Blue Jays home run hit in a World Series game since Carter’s was by outfielder Daulton Varsho, whose father, Gary, named his son after his former Phillies teammate … Darren Daulton. Two innings later, outfielder Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, the keynote of a nine-run sixth inning, which was the highest-scoring World Series inning since 1968.ScheduleBest-of-seven series

Kildunne, Kabeya and a cracker: Quins kick off Premiership Women’s Rugby season in style

A carnival atmosphere greeted the season opener with Harlequins beating Loughborough Lightning 52-42 in a thrillerCowboy hats, international stars and a carnival atmosphere. The Rugby World Cup may be over but the women’s rugby party rages on in England with the Premiership Women’s Rugby season beginning under Friday Night Lights at the Stoop, just across the road from where the sport’s game-changing moment happened just shy of a month ago.If you listen closely enough, the cheers from England’s World Cup victory over Canada in September still reverberate around Twickenham. For many in the game the voices of the 81,885 fans at the home of English rugby will forever be the soundtrack to women’s rugby’s record-breaking moment. The tournament was a huge success and with England lifting the trophy, the hope is that interest will translate to the domestic season